Sama
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka

Sama lives together with 66 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage:

1. 1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. 2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. 3. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
4. 4. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
5. 5. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
6. 6. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
7. 7. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
8. 8. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
9. 9. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
10. 10. ⚪ Diula
11. 11. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
12. 12. ♂ Haritha
13. 13. ♂ Jadura born 1966?
14. 14. ♂ Jayathu
15. 15. ♂ Kadol born 2011
16. 16. ♀ Kamani
17. 17. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
18. 18. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
19. 19. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
20. 20. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
21. 21. ♂ Kora Aliya
22. 22. ♀ Kumari born 1965
23. 23. ♀ Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
24. 24. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
25. 25. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
26. 26. ♂ Meega
27. 27. ♀ Meena
28. 28. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
29. 29. ♀ Menika II
30. 30. ♀ Nandi born 2011
31. 31. ♂ Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
32. 32. ♂ Neela born 1964
33. 33. ♀ Nikini II
34. 34. ♀ Ninja born 1985
35. 35. ♀ Noni
36. 36. ♀ Pali born 2003
37. 37. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
38. 38. ♀ Punchi
39. 39. ♀ Ramiya
40. 40. ♀ Randivi
41. 41. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
42. 42. ♀ Rejina born 1982
43. 43. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
44. 44. ♀ Sama I born 1987-12-18
45. 45. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
46. 46. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
47. 47. ♀ Shanthi
48. 48. ♀ Shermi
49. 49. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
50. 50. ♀ Surangie
51. 51. ♂ Suranimala
52. 52. ♀ Thammenna
53. 53. ♀ Thilaka
54. 54. ⚪ Thilamalai
55. 55. ⚪ unknown born 2011
56. 56. ⚪ unknown born 2010
57. 57. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
58. 58. ⚪ unknown born 2011
59. 59. ⚪ unknown born 2011
60. 60. ⚪ unknown born 2011
61. 61. ⚪ unnamed born 2021-09-11
62. 62. ⚪ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
63. 63. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
64. 64. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
65. 65. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
66. 66. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

Sama was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

When Sama was two years old she stepped on a landmine which blew her right frotfoot away. Since then she is walking on three legs.

References

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